The last the two steel sections of the £44M high level New Wear Footbridge are set to be installed, having arrived from Belgium at the Port of Sunderland in recent days.
A contractor is being sought to commence construction of a €26M (£21.9M) flood relief scheme (FRS) in Limerick, Republic of Ireland.
New thinking from the UK’s largest sustainable drainage system (SuDS) retrofit could be absorbed into similar projects across the country and beyond.
A UK-wide carbon capture and storage (CCUS)-led initiative that has “catalysed the decarbonisation of the UK’s major industrial clusters” looks set to form a blueprint for other countries.
The Shetland Islands have been connected to the Great British electricity grid for the first time as the 260km HVDC offshore Shetland Link has been powered up.
Work on a new hydrogen facility in Aberdeen will begin on site later this year under main contractor Robertson Civil Engineering (RCE).
The new government has settled into its role, setting out its agenda for the 2024/5 parliamentary session in the King’s Speech. Over a quarter of the bills mentioned have an infrastructure component, including planning, transport, energy, water and devolution.
The cancellation of HS2 Phase 2 makes it easy to forget that the creation of zero carbon journeys between London and Birmingham is in full swing.
The Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 highlighted critical issues in practices and professionalism across the construction sector.
New Trustees, Council Members and a Graduate Member have been elected by the membership of the institution
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